Hosiery-shaping former.



C. D. STACK.

HOSIERY SHAPING FORMER.

APPLICATIQN FILED MAR. 1?. i917.

1,235,534. v Patented July 31, 1917.

elm/0n D onrr'roiv D. STACK, or waorun, WISCONSIN, A-ss'renon 'ro PARAMOUNT HOSIERY FORM DRYING- C0., OF CHICAGO,

- STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

HOSIERY-SHAPING FORMER.

To all whom it may concern: I

- 1 Be it known that I, CLIFTON D. STAoK, a citizen of the United States, residing at 'VVaupun, in the county of Dodge and State 5 of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hosiery Drying and Shaping Forms with Seam-Positioning -Grooves, of which the following is a specification, reference being had. therein to the ac companyingdrawing. j I This invention relates broadly to hosiery I finishing structures and more especially has reference to hosiery drying and shaping forms.

The invention, in one aspect,,has for its main object the construction ofa hosiery drying-and shaping form possessing effectiv'e means'for tioning thereon of the hosiery, whereby the ultimate product may have its wales, gores 'and seams nicely disposed to -give finish thereto. 1 I In the boarding of hosiery (which contemplates the placlng of the sameon drying instrumentalit1es) as heretofore practised, it has been diiiicult-in fact well-nigh impossible-to efiect a positioning of the wales, gores, etc, in proper parallel and other relation: Seamless hosiery, as manufactured at the present time, includes a so-called gore or knitters seam formed in the opposite sides of the goods. These gores 'usually extend at an angle to the so-called loopers scam in such goods. It is essentially that the two gores-when the hosiery-article is in its flattened condition-shall extend in exactly the same direction against the other. When so disposed, the wales of the goods will in consequence be properly positioned and the hosiery will then possess a-=pleasing and finished appearance. If not sopositioned, and if the gores are laid out-of true, it is usually necessary to reboard the goods; and this sometimes amounts to several dozen articles per day,

especially in the case careless boarders. Thisinvolves a reduction in a mills daily production,

5 the manufacturer, and dissatisfaction to the workmen. Heretofore, no means have, to my knowledge, been 1 provided or proposed whereby the advantages .of my invention might be secured. l

It is, therefore,- present inventive a specific object of the concept to provide a Specification of Letters Patent.

insuring the accurate posi-v toe-portion at important, for a nicely-finished product,

and liev one of inexperienced or an expense to closed in Letters-Patent tality on a hosiery f0rm and, particularly, of the type known as internally-heated 'dry ing and shapingforms-wherksby the toeportion first, and then other portions, of the hosiery article may readily be positioned thereon.

Another object within the contemplation of the invention is to provide an internally- Patented July 31 1917. Application filed March 17, 1917. Serial 1\l'o. 155,603.

simple and easily constructed instrumen and accurately heated hosiery drying and shaping form with a gorepositioning depression, such as an elongated groove or each side of the toe-portion of the form.

Still another object of the invention, in a' more specific aspect thereof, is to provide a hosiery drying and shaping'form with two elongated extend from adjacent the end of its toe-portion back toward the heel-portion, each groove having a length'approximating the length of the knitters gore or seam, but being, at the same time, such that the boarder or operator may determine, by these grooves, that the gores pr seams occupy a proper relative position 1n respect thereto.

In order that the invention may be more readily comprehended, I have disclosed certain embodiments thereof in the accompanying drawings, these being, however, merely illustrative and reveal various Ways of utilizing the principles and advantages of the invention.

- In these drawingsr Figurel is a view in elevation of a hosiery drying and shaping form constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in end elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view, on a larger scale, in elevation, of portions of the for and of a stocking mounted thereon, the lat-' ter being'partly cut away more clearly to disclose the function of the seam-receiving and gore-positioning groove cut therein;

Fig. '4 is also a fra entary view, in transverse section, showing the gore positioned in the groove;

Referring to the drawings, and particularly to Figs: 1 to 4; thereof, the referencecharacter 1 designates the fo -portion and 2 the leg-portion of an internally-heated" drying and shaping form, of the type disgore-positioning grooves which slot, one disposed at granted December th, 1916. It is to be understood, however, that the invention 'is capable of application to other types of hosiery drying forms. In this instance, the form has reduced edge-portions 3, 3 adapted to producea crease-like formation in the hosiery placed thereon. It is likewise hollow to contain a heating medium to heat the f form from within.

h the hosiery article.

The foot-portion 1 includes a heel-section 4 and a toe-section 5.

' The toe-section, at opposite sides, includes (in this instance) a. primary fabric-flattening surface 6 which encompasses and merges into an auxiliary surface or thickened porti0Il- 7. The auxiliary surfaces are of such dimensions as to function to assist in ironing out and flattening down the'toe-section 8 of The provision of these auxiliary surfaces on a hosiery form is not, per 8'6, of my invention; hence, I do not herein deem it necessary to detail a description thereof except in so far as-they include the features, in combination, now to be explained. v

Seamless hosiery usually is formed with a knitters seam or gore 9, alooper's seam 1O angulated thereto, and a loopers knot 11 at the intersection of the gore with the seam. The stitches or Wales of which the hosiery is fabricated lie in parallel relation one to the other at difierent portions of the article. The proper relating of the two gores on opposite sides of the toe-section of the article controls, in a large measure, the position of the wales.

Extending intermediate of the crease-pro ducing edges 3 of the toe-section, and at opposite sides thereof, are two grooves or slots G, these beginning somewhat back of the end 12 of the toe-section and extending for a length approximately two and a half (21-) inches back toward the heel-section. Each of these grooves is preferably of a Width and depth that bear a definite relation to the dimensions of the gore 9 of the stocking. In

practice, the widthof the groove has advan-' tageously been found to be most effective when dimensioned to receive the gore without permitting any material stretching of the fabric in or adjacent the gore. Any such stretching results in the gore being distorted and made more prominent. The depth of the groove is, for the same reason, particularly dimensioned. For a fairly heavy grade of goods, the depth of the seam can advantageously be made one-thirty-second (gf glld) of an inch, while the width could he, say, five-sixteenths 'Hhs) of an inch. These relative dimensions may, however, be varied according to the grade, character and weight of the goods, etc.

Preferably and as shown, the rear end of each groove is widened, somewhat, as at 13, in order to present a larger recess 1n wlnch tions '7:

the loopers knot 11 may be seated. The

my invention functions to facilitate this result.

The grooves are disclosed opposite each other, and have fairly prominent corners M which constitute additional means for guiding the operators fingers and enable the proper positioning in respect thereto'of the gore, the aim being to efi'ect an accurate positioning of each of the gores opposite each other when the hosiery article is placed upon the form and inorder that the finish-ed product may have these gores lying one against "the other, whereby the appearance of the goods is very greatly improved.

In the construction disclosed in Figs. 1 to 4, the grooves are out in the thickened por- In Figs. 5 and 6, however, these grooves are shown as out in thebody portions of the metal, which, in this instance,

are not enlarged; it being understood that my invention is applicable to both types'of structure.

From the foregoing, it will be perceived that l have devised an effective structure for more accurately positioning certain defined parts of a hosiery-article when disposed on hosiery-drying and shaping forms, whereby the gores thereof are definitely alined, the wales brought into straight and parallel re lation, the loopers knot (where it otherwise i would be prominent on the external surface means for the operator and enable the definite relating of the two gorcs of the hosieryarticle and, thus, of its wales, etc., in respect to the crease produced therein by the edges 3.

What I-claim is:

'1. A hosiery drying and shaping form including a foot-section provided with oppositely disposed, similarly dimensioned gore-positioning depressions for truling up hosiery superposed thereon.

'2. A hosiery drying and shaping form including a toe-section having fabric-flattemngsurfaccs and reduced edge-portions for effecting a crease-like formation in hosiery thereof, said tee-section being provided with oppositely disposed gdre-positioning grooves extending in the same direction for trumg up the hosiery thereon.

3. A. hosiery drying and shaping form.

including a toe-section having beveled fabric-flattening surfaces provided with two oppositely disposed gorepositionin g grooves both extending in the same direction.and hollow to contain a heating mediunfor heating the form from within.

4. A hosiery drying and shaping form comprising a footportion including atoesection having substantially enlarged portions at opposite sides formed with a central elevation, said toe-section being provided with a plurality of gore-positioning grooves extending through at least a portion of saidelevation.

5. A hosiery drying and shaping form including a toe-section comprising primary fabric-flattening side-surfaces and an auxiliary flattening surface intermediate of and merging into the primary surfaces, each of the side-surfaces being provided .with an elongated gore-positioning groove disposed intermediate the edges of the toe-section and cutting into the auxiliary surface.

6. A hosiery drying and shaping form ineluding a leg-portion and afo0t-porti0n,the latter having a toe-section comprising oppositely-disposed fabric-flattening side-surfaces and an auxiliary flattening surface intermediate of and merging into'the primary surfaces, the auxiliary surface at each side being provided with an elongated gore-positioning groove disposed intermediate the edges of the toe-section and extending at an angle to but occupying a position remote from the leg-portion and terminating in a knot-receiving recess.

7. A hosiery drying and shaping form 'ineluding a toe-section comprising on its sides oppositely-(1isposed fabric-flattening surfaces provided intermediate the edges ofthe toe-section and-approximately centrally thereof with gore-positioninggrooves of a width greater than their depth and tel-mi nating in a knot-receiving recess.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLIFTON D. STACK.

Witnesses:

H. F. CARROLL, M. HOPKINS. 

